Open AccessX Marks the Spot of Magnetic Islands in Space
Author(s) -
Mark von Zastrow
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2015eo031641
Subject(s) - space (punctuation) , geography , computer science , operating system
At the edge of Earth's magnetic field, satellites have found X-shaped fields and fast-moving "islands" of magnetism that could shed light on the physics of solar storms.